UMphathiswa wezeMpilo, uGqirha Joe Phaahla, uchaze ukupasiswa koMthetho osaYilwayo we-Inshurensi (NHI) kwiNdlu yoWiso-mthetho ngoLwesibini njengomzuzu “wembali”. Oku kulandela amakhulu amabini anesihlanu amaLungu ePalamente (MPs) avotele ukuxhasa uMthetho oYilwayo we-NHI kwaye ikhulu elinamashumi amabini anesihlanu avotele ngokuchasene nawo. Oku kuthetha ukuba lo Mthetho uYilwayo ngoku uza kungeniswa kwiBhunga leSizwe lamaPhondo (NCOP), uvula indlela yokuba urhulumente aqhubele phambili ngoBonelelo lweMpilo kwiHlabathi liphela (i-UHC). NgokukaPhaahla, uMthetho osaYilwayo we-NHI, owaziswa ePalamente ngonyaka wama-2019, ubeka isiseko sohlaziyo olukhulu olufunekayo kweli lizwe. Ngokweendaba zikarhulumente woMzantsi Afrika, yi-16% kuphela yabemi boMzantsi Afrika abaphantsi kwenkqubo yoncedo lwezonyango, ngelixa i-84% ixhomekeke kwi-49% yezibonelelo ezivela kwifiscus kunye neenkonzo ezibonelelwa yinkqubo yezempilo karhulumente kuphela. U-Phaahla uchaze ukuba i-NHI ijonge ukuhlanganisa izixhobo zabo banokuba negalelo kuphela kwimali-mboleko ngeendlela ezingathanga ngqo ezifana ne-VAT kunye nezinye iingqokelela kunye nabo sele benegalelo kwizikim ezingama-81 ezahlukeneyo kwiqula elinye.